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Native Groundcover Garden

Native Groundcover Garden

Have a space under a tree where lawn will not grow? Replace it with native groundcover plants. Staff favorites in these spaces include wild ginger (Asarum canadense) and a variety of sedges such as plantain sedge (Carex plantaginea).

Native Groundcover Garden Plant List

Eurybia-macrophylla in bloom, blooming

Big Leaf Aster (in bloom)

Eurybia macrophylla

Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset in bloom

Boneset (in bloom)

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Brown eyed susan flower on stem

Brown-eyed susan (in bloom)

Rudbeckia triloba

Asclepias syriaca in bloom, blooming

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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Flat Topped Aster (in bloom)

Doellingeria umbellata (Aster umbellatus)

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Gray dogwood

Cornus foemina

Ivory Sedge in garden

Ivory Sedge/Bristleleaved Sedge

Carex eburnea

Polemonium reptans, Jacob's Ladder in bloom

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Vernonia-missurica in bloom

Missouri Ironweed (in bloom)

Vernonia missurica

Allium cernuum in garden

Nodding Wild Onion (in bloom)

Allium cernuum

Rudbeckia-fulgida in bloom

Orange Coneflower (in bloom)

Ratibida pinnata

Plantain leaved sedge cluster sitting in mulch.

Plantainleaf sedge

Carex Plantaginea

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Prairie Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

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Prairie Dropseed (in bloom)

Sporobolus heterolepis

Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke in bloom

Prairie Smoke (in bloom)

Geum triflorum

Thimbleweed bloom on stalk

Thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica

Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Columbine in bloom

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

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Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Wild ginger plants low to ground.

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Ruellia humilis, Wild Petunia in bloom

Wild Petunia (in bloom)

Ruellia humilis

What's In Bloom

Full Garden Plant List

Allium cernuum, Nodding Wild Onion in bloom

Nodding Wild Onion

Allium cernuum

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Serviceberry

Amelanchier interior

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Thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica

Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Columbine in bloom

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

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Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Asclepias syriaca in bloom, blooming

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Aster oolentangiensis, Prairie Heart-Leaved Aster in bloom

Prairie Heart-Leaved Aster

Aster oolentangiensis

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Ivory Sedge

Carex eburnea

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Plantain-Leaved Sedge

Carex plantaginea

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Gray Dogwood

Cornus foemina

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Flat Topped Aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Eupatorium perfoliatum, Boneset in bloom

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Eurybia-macrophylla in bloom, blooming

Big Leaf Aster

Eurybia macrophylla

Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium in bloom

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke in bloom

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum

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Prairie Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Polemonium reptans, Jacob's Ladder in bloom

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Rudbeckia-fulgida in bloom

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

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Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Ruellia humilis in bloom

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

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Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Vernonia-missurica in bloom

Ironweed

Vernonia missurica

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